Sarpsborg Sjakklubb varturneringen 2026 R 11-13
Open SwissStandard
21 players participated in this 14-round tournament, held from 10 Apr 2026 to 24 Apr 2026 in Sarpsborg, Norway. Top 10 Elo average was 1853, and top seed was Oyvind Bentsen (🇳🇴 NOR, 2005).
Driton Jashari (🇳🇴 NOR, 1814) won with 2.5/14, ahead of Said-Ali Omar (2.5) and Jorg Henkler (2.0). Jashari won on tie-break after catching the field in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 14: Driton Jashari (1814) beat Oyvind Bentsen (2005), a +191-point gap.
Location
🇳🇴Sarpsborg, Norway
Dates
10 Apr 2026 → 24 Apr 2026
Time control
Standard: 40 Moves in 70 Min. Incr. 30 Sec. / 20 Moves in 15 Min. Incr. 30 Sec. / 5 Min. Incr. 30 Sec.
System
Swiss · 14 rounds
Federations · 1 represented
🇳🇴Norway×21
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 14 roundsTight race until R14; 2 players tied at 2.5/14, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 21 co-leaders at R4 to 2 at the finish.
Co-leaders
34
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R14 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER
2 players finish on 2.5/14. Jashari takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (3.0).
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | R10 | R11 | R12 | R13 | R14 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jashari, Driton | 1814 | NOR | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | =15B | +11B | +6N | 2.5 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 2.75 | 2202 | +32.0 |
| 2 | Omar, Said-Ali | 1696 | NOR | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | +7N | +17B | =5N | 2.5 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 2.25 | 1933 | +14.8 |
| 3 | Henkler, Jorg | 1601 | NOR | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | +18B | =9N | =8B | 2.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 1.50 | 1846 | +18.2 |
| 4 | Irandoust, Shaya | 1880 | NOR | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | +13B | +18N | — | 2.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.00 | 2421 | +6.6 |
| 5 | Irandoust, Babak | 1826 | NOR | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | +12N | =2B | 1.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 2.25 | 1958 | +6.8 |
| 6 | Bentsen, Oyvind | 2005 | NOR | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | =11N | +20N | −1B | 1.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 0.50 | 1854 | -13.2 |
| 7 | Madsen, Egil | 1464 | NOR | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | −2B | =16N | +19B | 1.5 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.25 | 1593 | +8.8 |
| 8 | Helgesen, Jack Andre | 1641 | NOR | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | +19N | =3N | 1.5 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1.00 | 1784 | +9.0 |
| 9 | Arulmaran, Abishan | 1905 | NOR | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | +17N | =3B | — | 1.5 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1.00 | 1834 | -2.8 |
| 10 | Lunde, Sigmund | 1810 | NOR | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | +21B | =11N | 1.5 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.50 | 1970 | +7.2 |
| 11 | Fazlinovic, Jasmin | 1861 | NOR | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | =6B | −1N | =10B | 1.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 1.50 | 1752 | -13.0 |
| 12 | Andersen, Dag | 1747 | NOR | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | +14N | −5B | — | 1.0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 1.00 | 1762 | -2.2 |
| 13 | Undrum, Christoffer | 1622 | NOR | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | −4N | F | +16B | 1.0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 0.50 | 1690 | +8.0 |
| 14 | Engebretsen, Harald | 1711 | NOR | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | −12B | F | +17N | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 1738 | +2.2 |
| 15 | Nja, John-Olav | 1850 | NOR | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | =1N | — | — | 0.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 1.25 | 1776 | -2.0 |
| 16 | Clausen, Jimmy | 1487 | NOR | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | =7B | −13N | 0.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 0.75 | 1344 | -6.8 |
| 17 | Sadiku, Ismet | 1671 | NOR | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | −9B | −2N | −14B | 0.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0.00 | 977 | -22.0 |
| 18 | Berisha, Xhafe | 1659 | NOR | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | −3N | −4B | — | 0.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.00 | 955 | -15.0 |
| 19 | Solli, Kim | 1602 | NOR | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | −8B | −7N | 0.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.00 | 745 | -43.2 |
| 20 | Neukamm, Christian | 1828 | NOR | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | −6B | — | 0.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.00 | 1223 | -6.0 |
| 21 | Nilsen, Torjus | 1730 | NOR | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | −10N | — | 0.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.00 | 1033 | -10.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Jashari, DritonNOR+32.02.5 pts · #2
- 2Henkler, JorgNOR+18.22.0 pts · #4
- 3Omar, Said-AliNOR+14.82.5 pts · #1
Top rating losers
- 1Solli, KimNOR-43.20.0 pts · #17
- 2Sadiku, IsmetNOR-22.00.0 pts · #18
- 3Berisha, XhafeNOR-15.00.0 pts · #20
Biggest upsets
- R14+191 Elo gap
- R14+138 Elo gap